Winning this award for the second year in a row, Zurich reports that fixed income investments now make up most of its impact portfolio. The total amount of its impact investments stands at $11 billion, with $9.8 billion of that invested in green, social, and sustainability bonds.

In 2025, Zurich says this portfolio helped avoid a total of 3.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) emissions while improving the lives of 5.4 million people, the second consecutive year the firm has exceeded its annual target of improving the lives of more than 5 million people.

To report and assess its impact, Zurich uses a proprietary open-source methodology. It communicates its annual achieved impact illustrated with case studies on its website and through its Group Annual Report.

Looking to make impact investment mainstream, the company also reported that 2025 saw it play a key role, alongside other Insurance Development Forum (IDF) members, in developing the Infrastructure Resilience Development Fund (IDRF) blueprint up through its initial launch and then its first close, at $340 million.

The judges at the Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt Awards said that they appreciated seeing an investor with such a focus on impact.